Calculating Disposable Diapers Cost

The cost of diapers varies from home to home. There are a few factors involved, e.g. the age of Baby (from newborn to potty) and frequency of diaper change. Newborns, compared to toddlers, go through more diapers daily. Here we use a simple calculation of an average of 7 disposable diapers used per day for the 1st 2 years of a child.

Savings of $1,588 over 2 years!

Even if we add the costs of a diaper pail, washing detergent plus water and electrical bills, you’ll still enjoy massive savings, which can be used to buy other necessities for your child, like milk powder, or put aside as savings for future school fees. What’s more, cloth diapers, when cared for properly, can be passed down to your next child, which means even more savings!

Of course, this amount may be an insignificant sum of money for some parents in order to enjoy the convenience of use-and-throw disposable diapers. Nevertheless, from the perspective of high risk of diaper rash from using disposables, we at Raf Raf do sincerely encourage parents to use cloth diapers even on a part-time (or even weekend) basis, to give Baby a break from chemicals, and so that Baby's skin can breathe.